Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears

Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears
Compilation album by Tears for Fears
Released 25 September 2001
Recorded 1981-93
Genre Dark wave, new wave, pop rock, synthpop
Length 79:07
Label Mercury Records
Producer Mike Ragogna

Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears is a 2001 compilation album released by the British new wave band Tears for Fears. The album contains the greatest hits of the band from their first album, The Hurting, to the much later Elemental. The liner notes contain various photographs which were researched by Jason Pastori and coordinated by Ryan Null.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMattersFavorable[2]

In an AllMusic review, Jose F. Promis says "Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears provides an excellent overview of the band's key tracks" with the set improving upon their previous compilation (1992's Tears Roll Down) by including an additional five tracks. He concludes by stating it "stands as the definitive Tears for Fears collection".[1]

Ben Varkentine of PopMatters says "this one scores above it's predecessors by including the rare single 'The Way You Are', which bridged their first two albums" and also believes "this is the most definitive to date."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Mad World" – 3:34
  2. "Change"* – 3:59
  3. "Pale Shelter" – 4:26
  4. "The Way You Are" – 4:55
  5. "Suffer the Children" – 3:51
  6. "Mothers Talk (US remix)" – 4:18
  7. "Shout" – 6:32
  8. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" – 4:08
  9. "Head over Heels" – 4:15
  10. "I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" – 4:41
  11. "Sowing the Seeds of Love"* – 5:41
  12. "Woman in Chains" – 6:28
  13. "Advice for the Young at Heart" – 4:44
  14. "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" – 4:41
  15. "Break It Down Again" – 4:32
  16. "New Star" – 4:27
  17. "Goodnight Song" - 3:53[3]

Personnel

Tears for Fears

  • Roland Orzabal – guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Curt Smith – bass, keyboards, vocals

Additional contributors

  • Oleta Adams – vocals
  • John Baker – background vocals
  • Mel Collins – saxophone
  • Phil Collins – drums
  • Manny Elias – drums
  • Randy Jacobs – guitar
  • Manu Katché – drums
  • Mark O'Donoughue – Wurlitzer
  • Caroline Orzabal – background vocals
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Simon Phillips – drums
  • Ian Stanley – keyboards
  • Neil Taylor – guitar

References

  1. 1 2 3 Promis. Tear for Fears – Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 Varkentine, Ben (24 September 2001). "Music Review – Tears for Fears: Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Orzabal, Roland; Smith, Curt. Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears, 2001. CD.
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